PrintsGerman16th century

Dancing Couple

1538

Artists

Heinrich AldegreverArtist

Hans Leonhard SchäufeleinArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink with added touches of gray wash on white antique laid paper, discolored to gray

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 11.6 × 7.6 cm (4 9/16 × 3 in.)

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